Having a retail shop of our own gives us a rare privilege of learning many girls/ladies’ wardrobe quirks. It’s amazing how many of us have such strong sense of what we should or shouldn’t wear. It’s interesting the way our personality and mindset affects the way we dress ourselves up. After various conversations with the fabulous girls who have visited SL, I’ve discovered the most distinct camps to be the trousers/shorts and dresses/skirts division.
Because I’m big on everything – trousers, hot pants, berms, skirts & dresses in all their casual and drama glory – I find it really interesting to meet ladies who do a one-style only thing. I’m sure one of the reasons is probably because they found a good figure-flattering solution for themselves and so why not take it all the way?
Which explains why I was quite thrilled when I chanced upon A Dress A Day. The namesake says it all, the lady wears only dresses. And she MAKES them herself. This is the other half of the fashion-blog world I’ve yet to explore: The ones who not only appreciate the aesthetics, they actually make them. And boy, are they good.
(above) The pattern
The self-made result!
Speaking of which, I chanced upon so fash’on the other day. It belongs to a stylish dress maker- love her ideas & taste!
This was something she did (and said) which we totally embrace.
One piece of fabric, 30 (!!!) different dresses. I wanted to try and see if it’s possible to build different shapes of dresses from the same fabric, and guess what: It certainly is! Using only two pins, a belt, a bra and some creativity I created 30 different dresses. Who says you need a gazillion event/party dresses in your closet? I say if you own a couple of basic, versatile pieces, you got everything you need to shine in a crowd! In my case, literally.
See her full experiment here.
5 Comments
October 9, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Thank you so much for mentioning me
I am completely flattered!
Hugs! *Next time hopefully I’ll have like all that amount of fabric, like plasticized leather or something, to actually make them all and leave them the way they are:)
October 9, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Hi SL, I’m quite interested in the skinny jeans look (esp with boots), but I am quite plump and short, also am quite busty. I have been hesistant at trying out skinny jeans or any kind of more tapered bottoms for fear I might look even shorter and heavier. Any suggestions? Please help!
October 9, 2007 at 11:25 pm
I swore off skinny jeans when I was in uni, thinking they made short legs look like carrots. Needless to say, I’m pretty short. But ever since they made a strong appearance in the past year, I am completely addicted to them, in all shades! It’s all about the cut and placements of back pockets. I have a black pair that makes me look like a dwarf but yet another black pair that made my legs look so long and streamlined – I never thought it possible. The latter is from Pull and Bear, I shan’t mention where the former’s from
October 10, 2007 at 12:18 am
Hey Ms D, you’re most welcome!
Ms C, all you need is a good low-waist cut for your skinnies. Skinnies sound skinny but are really not! The tapered cut shows off legs wonderfully when worn with gorgeous wedges! If you’re conscious of your waist area, pair it with a blouse that ends just below your hip. And I’m just thinking, probably a blouse that’s fitted at the top & flares out at the bottom to balance out the whole look?
Ms M, yes I love Pull & Bear skinnies! I’ve been meaning to troop down to Takashimaya to update my jeans collection.
October 10, 2007 at 3:49 am
Wow the handmade result is beautiful – nice job..I am uber impressed with the results.